Travis and I are enjoying the Ottawa summer in our new home. We have been dealing with a plethora of Dr's visits. I will be receiving a right AFO (ankle-foot-orthosis) to help me avoid tripping and to be able to continue to go on walks. I am also ordering a power wheelchair (Heather doesn't like me calling it the electric chair!!!). I am very lucky as I am getting the super convenient portable power chair that fits in the trunk of the car, as well as a permanent more heavy duty chair that has a tilt function. The tilt function is to help support my trunk muscles and to not put too much pressure on my back.We have also decided to change real estate agents and will be re-listing our condo next Wednesday, sadly at a much lower price due to the terrible saturated condo market currently in Ottawa. Hopefully the change will work for us.I had a great time visiting with my clients and staff of CMHA during the annual CD BBQ. I have also been staying in touch with friends, thanks for lunch MF, and got to meet the adorable Maia!Today I booked a Helicopter tour to the Grand Canyon for our girl's trip to Vegas, can't wait!

Loved the last song "All These Things That I've Done" especially the line "don't you put me on the backburner", as instead of being sidelined with the other wheelchairs, I decided to be in the mix of the crowd with my friends and it was GREAT! (even though Travis and Brittany had to protect me form people trying to push past us!)

Travis and I are settled back home enjoying summer in Ottawa. We had a great time at Bluesfest and watched both Cypress Hill and The Killers in concert. Such fun shows! This weekend we are planning on going out to dinner, watch the World Cup Final and going to Le Nordik Spa together. On Monday we are attending an equipment program evaluation for ALS Canada to submit feedback on our experiences. We are still waiting for a power wheelchair but in the meantime are considering buying our own as the one shown below is a portable power chair which would fit into our car (without having to buy a van) and fit through our doorways at home. Of course this one is not covered financially but seems to be reasonably priced and very convenient. Another ALS client has purchased this and will let me try it out. My worker said that it does not have the "tilt" function but that is not something I need at this point, and maybe they will have invented one by the time I need it! Although expensive, technology has really helped us to adapt so far. Travis has bought us a "nest" thermostat that allows us to change our temperature from our iPhones, and last Christmas he bought us Philips Hue lights that also allow us to turn our lights on and off (and change colours!) from our iPhones.Check out our future travel plans on our travel page!

Just back from camping in Kikomun Creek, BC. It was so great to spend time in nature with our family. Check out our gallery for photos and the travel page for awesome things! For now we are recharging our batteries and planning to spend time at home in July, BBQ'ing, Concert Going, World Cup Enjoying, Catching up with Family & Friends and trying to sell our condo!Love & Prayers to dad Allan who is in hospital.Much love, go Netherlands!!!